Global Poker Index: Jason Mercier Maintains Lead

Posted at 15:15 2012-10-26 by Mickey Doft

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. Jason Mercier is still leading the way as October comes to a close. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.

The Top 10 as of October 22, 2012

Rank

Player

Total Score

Change in Rank from Last Week

1

Jason Mercier

2,905.72

--

2

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier

2,759.03

--

3

Marvin Rettenmaier

2,686.55

--

4

Philipp Gruissem

2,565.60

+2

5

Andrew Lichtenberger

2,557.27

-1

6

Dan Smith

2,545.02

+2

7

Steve O'Dwyer

2,496.85

-2

8

Phil Hellmuth

2,421.95

-1

9

Mike Watson

2,395.93

+2

10

Vanessa Selbst

2,376.06

+3

After falling from the top 10 last week, Vanessa Selbst returned this week after a win in a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Festa Al Lago series. She topped a 55-player field for $90,693. Also joining the top 10 this week was Mike Watson. He received a small boost as an aging score (first place in a €5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six Max at EPT Berlin for €70,300) helped boost his Period 2 slate significantly.

Welcome to the GPI

Justin Young returned to the GPI this week and leads the 10 new players in this week's rankings. Young earned a runner-up finish in a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event in the Festa Al Lago series for $61,353 — the same event that Vanessa Selbst won.

Ups and Downs

The biggest rise of the week belonged to Ana Marquez. It wasn't a recent score that resulted in her gain but rather in her cashing in the EPT Berlin Main Event in April. That result aged into Period 2, which only had two counting results. Furthermore, that aging score didn't play a significant role in comprising her Period 1 results.

Biggest Gains

Rank

Player

Total Score

Change in Rank From Last Week

33rd

Tom Marchese

2,017.66

+23

81st

Igor Kurganov

1,682.25

+22

107th

Dan Shak

1,556.64

+17

110th

Mihai Manole

1,541.21

+17

115th

Kyle Bowker

1,517.73

+24

121st

Andrey Zaichenko

1,503.51

+39

130th

Cary Katz

1,485.79

+32

183rd

Joe Kuether

1,302.07

+41

193rd

Ana Marquez

1,264.65

+63

229th

Dana Kellstrom

1,195.42

+62

Anton Wigg took the biggest hit, dropping 112 places. Two of his cashes from EPT Berlin aged into Period 2, leaving his Period 1 with just one result.

Biggest Drops

Rank

Player

Total Score

Change in Rank From Last Week

136th

Dimitar Danchev

1,477.02

-44

160th

Mustapha Kanit

1,381.90

-44

161st

Andrey Pateychuk

1,376.21

-37

165th

Elio Fox

1,355.20

-40

190th

Anton Wigg

1,271.90

-112

201st

Alessio Isaia

1,253.62

-

227th

Yorane Kerignard

1,206.80

-46

238th

Brian Hawkins

1,172.15

-55

263rd

Jan Bendik

1,121.19

-72

300th

David Paedes

1,068.49

-65

What's In Store?

The $10,000 Main Event at the Festa Al Lago series wraps up soon. Marvin Rettenmaier, David "Doc" Sands, and Matt Waxman each made the money and will see a change in his score. Depending on the outcome, there could be some solid GPI movement next week.

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